<b>Reproductive status of <em>Menticirrhus americanus</em> (Teleostei, Sciaenidae) in fisheries performed on the Southern coast of Brazil</b> - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v30i4.1230
Keywords:
breeding, fish, management, fishing
Abstract
Fisheries rules usually take into account the life cycle of target species. But as these species differ, multi-specific fisheries prove difficult to be managed. In the southern coast of Brazil (26°00’S, 48°36’W), an annual closed fishing season is exclusive to trawling only, which target species such as the shrimp Xyphopenaeus kroyeri . In this region, the consequences of trawling and gillnets on the life cycles of fish remain unknown. The present work has surveyed the incidence of small-scale fisheries on the reproductive cycle of the Sciaenidae Menticirrhus americanus. Landings were sampled in 2006 and 2007, and sexual ratio, seasonal distribution of gonadal stages, gonadossomatic index and length at first maturity were estimated. Catches of reproductive individuals were analyzed according to the fishing season and fishing gears employed. Resultes showed that catches of Menticirrhus americanus include, at least during two seasons per year, individuals in breeding activity. Trawling does not catch maturing, mature or ripe specimens; gillnets of the caceio type act mainly on young and maturing individuals; and gillnets of the fundeio type act mainly on mature and ripe individuals, in spring and summer.Downloads
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2008-11-26
How to Cite
Muniz, E. da R., & Chaves, P. de T. (2008). <b>Reproductive status of <em>Menticirrhus americanus</em> (Teleostei, Sciaenidae) in fisheries performed on the Southern coast of Brazil</b> - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v30i4.1230. Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 30(4), 339-344. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v30i4.1230
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Aquiculture and Fisheries Resources
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